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Robert Mueller, former FBI director and special counsel, dies at 81

Mueller led the 2016 Russia election interference probe as special counsel and served as FBI director; he died at 81 and the cause of death has not been disclosed.

2 hours ago · United States · 18 articles

Justin Timberlake struggles with sobriety tests in Hamptons police video

A redacted Sag Harbor police video shows Justin Timberlake struggling through field sobriety tests after a June 2024 traffic stop, and later pleading guilty to a reduced impaired driving charge with fines, community service, and a license suspension.

4 hours ago · United States · 4 articles

How "Friendliness Mutations" Turned Wolves into Dogs

A 2022 60 Minutes report traces how genetic changes that reduced fear and boosted sociability helped wolves become today’s dogs, a process that began at least 20,000 years ago and was later shaped by human breeding.

6 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Trump, 79, Says Doctor Told Him He Could Live to 200 as Bruised Hand Appears at Naval Academy

At a Naval Academy event, President Trump repeated a claim that a former White House physician said he could live to 200 if he quit junk food, showed a visible bruise on his hand, and signed an order to protect the Army-Navy broadcast while criticizing Democratic presidents and the press.

8 hours ago · World · 4 articles

Professor says Victorians misread Battle of Hastings

A UEA historian says a Victorian-era misreading of medieval sources created the story that King Harold marched nearly 200 miles to Hastings, and he now argues Harold sailed south with a fleet instead.

8 hours ago · World · 4 articles

Dame Jenni Murray dies at 75

Broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray, who hosted BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour for 33 years, has died at the age of 75; she was a prominent voice on women's issues and a decorated figure in British radio.

7 hours ago · World · 3 articles

BTS returns with 'SWIM', first single after four-year hiatus

'SWIM' from K-pop super-group BTS is their first release in four years, launching the band's comeback and drawing immediate attention from music media and fans worldwide.

7 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Judge blocks Pentagon press access policy after New York Times lawsuit

A federal judge halted a Pentagon rule that let the Defense Department revoke press credentials and brand reporters security risks, after the New York Times sued claiming the policy unlawfully restricted newsgathering and free speech.

22 hours ago · World · 14 articles

Rhinos return to Kidepo Valley National Park for first time since 1983

Uganda reintroduced southern white rhinos from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Kidepo in the northeast, a conservation milestone coordinated by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and international partners.

9 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Dolores Huerta Says Cesar Chavez Raped Her in First Interview Since NYT Report

In her first public interview since a New York Times investigation, Dolores Huerta, 95, says Cesar Chavez raped her in the 1960s, explains why she kept the assaults secret for decades, and praises other women for coming forward.

9 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Deadly blaze at car parts plant in Daejeon kills at least 10

Thick smoke and flames swept a car parts factory in central Daejeon, South Korea, leaving at least 10 dead, four missing and 59 injured as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze and later resumed searches after collapse concerns eased.

17 hours ago · World · 7 articles

Nicholas Brendon, Buffy Actor Known as Xander Harris, Dies at 54

Actor Nicholas Brendon died in his sleep at 54, his family said; he became widely known as Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and later spoke publicly about health, legal and substance struggles.

17 hours ago · World · 6 articles

Somerset woman with ultra rare blood donates vital frozen units

Mina Stoddart-Stones has an extremely rare U negative and N negative RO blood type that is frozen and reserved for exact‑match patients, and she says she feels honoured to help others.

11 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Engineered probiotic delivers anticancer drug to tumours in mice

A team at Shandong University modified a probiotic strain to synthesise and release romidepsin directly in mouse breast tumours, showing tumour colonisation and local drug delivery while stressing that human testing and safety work remain necessary.

11 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Hawaii flooding forces evacuation of more than 4,000 over failing Wahiawa dam

Heavy rains on Oahu prompted evacuation orders and emergency alerts as the aging Wahiawa dam shows signs of imminent failure, the National Guard was activated, and flood watches remain in effect across the state.

23 hours ago · World · 9 articles

Greg James completes 1,000 km Comic Relief cycle and raises over £4m

BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James finished a weeklong tandem cycling challenge across England, Wales and Scotland, raising just over £4 million for Comic Relief with help from celebrity guests and widespread public support.

12 hours ago · World · 3 articles

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14 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Nosh One AI cooking robot launches on Kickstarter at $1,499

Nosh Robotics unveiled the $1,499 Nosh One, a countertop robot that dispenses ingredients, cooks and self-cleans using AI, but it has limited cooking modes and a large footprint.

16 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Saturday Night Live UK launches on Sky

The British adaptation of the long running US sketch show debuts this Saturday as an eight part live series on Sky, with a UK cast and creative input from original SNL creator Lorne Michaels.

17 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Russia says Oscar-winning documentary violated children’s privacy

A Russian presidential advisory council says parents complained that footage of minors in the Oscar-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin was used without consent and has lodged formal complaints with the US Academy and UNESCO.

18 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Meningitis B: Your questions answered

Key facts on what meningitis B is, how to spot it, how it spreads, when to seek care, treatment basics and vaccine availability.

18 hours ago · World · 3 articles

ChatGPT flagged museum HVAC grant as DEI and DOGE cut the $349,000 award, court filings show

Court filings reveal the Trump advisory DOGE used ChatGPT to flag NEH grant proposals as DEI and canceled hundreds of awards, including a $349,000 HVAC grant for the High Point Museum, prompting a lawsuit by academic groups alleging constitutional violations.

22 hours ago · World · 4 articles

Tuchel names England squad with Calvert-Lewin return and thin cover for Kane

Thomas Tuchel has named an expanded England squad that brings back Dominic Calvert-Lewin, includes standout selection James Garner and veteran Jason Steele in a potential training role, and reveals concerningly thin striking alternatives behind captain Harry Kane.

19 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Vatican advisor rebukes Peter Thiel’s Antichrist lectures in Rome

Thiel gave a four-part Antichrist talk near the Vatican this week and was publicly rebuked by papal advisor Paolo Benanti, who accused him of using religious ideas to justify anti-democratic tech and economic agendas.

23 hours ago · World · 4 articles

DOJ moves to dismiss federal case against two former officers in Breonna Taylor shooting

The Justice Department filed to dismiss with prejudice federal civil rights charges against former Louisville officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany over their alleged roles in obtaining the warrant tied to Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death; the judge has not ruled.

23 hours ago · World · 4 articles

SAVE America Act faces uphill Senate battle as Trump pressures GOP

President Trump is pressing Senate Republicans to approve the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill, but the filibuster and GOP divisions make passage unlikely.

20 hours ago · World · 3 articles

How safe is America from polio?

Polio was driven nearly to extinction in the U.S. by routine vaccination, but recent detections of vaccine derived poliovirus in wastewater and one U.S. case show the disease can return where vaccination gaps exist; sustaining high vaccine coverage and surveillance is the best defense.

20 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Former Iran detainees urge U.S. to prioritize Americans held in Evin Prison

On Face the Nation, former detainees Siamak Namazi and Emad Shargi, family advocate Neda Sharghi and former U.S. hostage envoy Roger Carstens said Americans held in Iran face heightened danger amid the Israel-Iran conflict and urged U.S. leaders to name and prioritize their release.

20 hours ago · World · 3 articles

US says strike killed two on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

US Southern Command says it struck an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific; three people were reported as survivors initially but the Coast Guard later said two of them were found dead and one was recovered alive.

21 hours ago · World · 3 articles

'KPop Demon Hunters' Returns to Theaters for Halloween Sing-Along

Netflix is bringing a sing-along version of its hit film KPop Demon Hunters back to theaters over Halloween weekend in the US and Canada, with tickets selling from Oct 17 at 9 a.m. ET via SingKPopDemonHunters.com.

23 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Physicist derives universal law for how objects shatter

A new equation explains the common pattern in fragment sizes across many materials by combining a statistical selection of messy breaks with a density-change law, and it matches experiments from broken glass and ceramics to smashed sugar cubes and ocean waves.

23 hours ago · World · 3 articles

Dead Man’s Wire: Gus Van Sant’s surreal take on a 1977 kidnapping

Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Austin Kolodney dramatize Tony Kiritsis’s 1977 hostage case with surreal black comic flourishes, notable performances, and a sharp focus on media spectacle rather than the victim’s trauma.

24 hours ago · World · 3 articles